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Today we begin discussing Voltaire\u2019s Candide in my \u201cFaith, Doubt and Reason\u201d class. Here\u2019s quite possibly the best of all possible renditions available on YouTube of \u201cThe Best of All Possible Worlds\u201d from Leonard Bernstein\u2019s Candide\u00a0\u2013 one performed by characters from World of Warcraft!:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Best of all Possible "The Best of All Possible Worlds"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today we begin discussing Voltaire's Candide in my "Faith, Doubt and Reason" class. 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